nerdfest Podcast

That’s right it’s episode 150!

To celebrate we’re bringing back some of our favourite games to play. Dan takes on Andy in Nerd Court – will ‘Spider-Man No Way Home’ be sent to Nerd jail? Will the judge be unbiased for a change? Will objections be raised?

Plus, many hijinks were had in our game of Buff or Bluff, a game we’ve been playing since episode 1. But are there any movie facts left? Turns out, yes, as we tackle subject areas including the number 150 in film, some of the odder “What if” comics, movie locations, the plots of strange sports movies, and octopuses in film! Can we sort the truth from our nerds’ pack of lies?

Thank you all so much for listening, whether you’re brand new to Nerdfest, or you’ve listened to all 150 episodes (in which case, we’re so sorry).

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We’re back!

For our first podcast of 2024 we chat about the films and TV shows that we’re most looking forward to. We also reveal the number one thing we most enjoyed watching over the Christmas break.

And to round things off, Dan has an enormously fun quiz: Know how many gallons of water it took to flood the grand staircase for Titanic? Come and play your cards right…

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It’s our end of year special, as Peter, Dan, Andy, Jon and Hazel each countdown their top 3 favourite things from the year. From entire TV shows to specific moments in episodes, it’s a great recap of what captured our imagination in 2023. But what claimed the top spot? Plus, Hazel has a quiz to test the nerds knowledge of what happened this year.

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“Completely average size” apparently, as Dan, Jon, Andy and Peter execute their bluffs with Military precision.

We have ‘facts” of questionable veracity about bizarre comic book crossovers, the Cinema of North Korea, the great Napoleon, and some famous TV and movie vehicles.

And Santa (Dan) comes early this year for our nerds.

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For Fleurken’s sake, it’s another Nerdfest episode!

This time we’re delighted to be reunited with Ian Mayor, who is a puddle of excitement about “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”.

Also we review David Fincher’s “The Killer”, sci-fi romance “Fingernails”, Palme D’or winner “Anatomy of a Fall”, the bizarre “007 Road to a Million”, and the MCU’s latest, “The Marvels.”

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This week’s show is a particularly funny one. No, not funny like a clown per se…

Yes, it’s time for some Wise Guys in the second instalment of our “Something old, something new” where we get to discuss a Martin Scorsese classic: Goodfellas (which, for one of our nerds, also marks a Shameful Gap).

The “something new” is Loki Season 2. Which isn’t making us laugh so much as leaving us rather bewildered.

Plus, we open the show with a quickfire round of recommendations, and pay tribute to one of our favourites- the great Matthew Perry.

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It’s Buff or Bluff time!

Can we work out the manufactured lies from this week’s lineup of entertainment facts? Our topics include “Return to Oz”, “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”, Dr Who baddies, and Alfred Hitchcock.

Plus, with Halloween just around the corner, we discuss some of our favourite horrifying movie experiences, including one recent hell-raising experience that resulted in the exchange of gifts between Andy and Jon.

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We recorded this episode remotely due to a bout of Covid in the ranks, but still had the best of times discussing everything we’ve been enjoying recently.

Recommendations this week include original sci fi movie ‘The Creator’, and Bob Mortimer’s first-ever novel ‘The Satsuma Complex’. We also talk enthusiastically about Netflix’s adaptation of Japanese manga ‘One Piece’, as well as Celine Song’s fantastic feature debut ‘Past Lives.’

As Jon was too “busy” to write a review, Dan makes him do an epic forfeit.

Plus! It’s the return of Shameful Gap, as one (or maybe two) of our nerds watches ‘An American Werewolf in London’ for the very first time.

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We’re shaking things up at Nerdfest this week and introducing a new format: Something Old, Something New. Hazel, Jon, Peter, Dan and Ian discuss their fondest memories of an old favourite “Jurassic Park” and what makes that movie stand the test of time.

Then we head into the land of “Ahsoka” and are given some much needed context on the series from Dan. Plus we have a quick-fire round of reviews of “Men”, “What We Do In The Shadows”, Shyamalan’s “Old”, “Lincoln Lawyer Season 2” and “Elemental”.

And finally, can you beat the team in Dan’s quiz where you match the actors to their Action Hero punchlines?

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It’s a quiz-tastic episode! Today’s Buff or Bluff covers topics ranging from almost-made Godzilla crossover movies, movie costumes, evil sea creatures, and films set in Las Vegas.

Plus! Join in on Andy’s fun quiz, as he gives us two movies from the same year and we try to guess which made the most money. Yay Capitalism!

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